Psalm 85:8-13

8 Escucharé lo que hablará Dios el SEÑOR; porque hablará paz a su pueblo y a sus santos, para que no se conviertan otra vez a la locura.

9 Ciertamente cercana está su salud a los que le temen; para que habite la gloria en nuestra tierra.

10 La misericordia y la verdad se encontraron; la justicia y la paz se besaron.

11 La verdad reverdecerá de la tierra; y la justicia mirará desde los cielos.

12 El SEÑOR dará también el bien; y nuestra tierra dará su fruto.

13 La justicia irá delante de él; y pondrá sus pasos en camino.

Psalm 85:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. This psalm is generally thought to have been composed after the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon; and yet when they were in some distress from their neighbours, either in the times of Ezra and Nehemiah, or in the times of Antiochus; but then this deliverance from captivity must be considered as typical of redemption by Christ; for as the title of the Syriac version is, "it is a prophecy concerning Christ;" it speaks of his dwelling in the land, of his salvation being near, and of the glory of the divine perfections as displayed in it; and perhaps some parts of it may respect the conversion of the Jews in the latter day; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi say, it is concerning the captivity of Babylon, yet also of their present captivity.